Was delayed. Also is tom cochrane, the gentleman next to my colleague. Executive director. The conference of mayors is a Nonpartisan Organization of cities of 30,000 are more. There are 1408 i am told. All the guest speakers are making their first visit. Mayor landrieus father spoke to our breakfast one to 1975 when he was mayor of new orleans, and once in 1979 as secretary of housing and urban development. So much for monitor breakfast trivia. Good for you, good for you. I was not, obviously. I was 12. The mayor is a graduate of catholic university. Previously served in the louisiana house of representatives and served as louisianas governor. Mayor benjamin has been in office since 2010. His law degrees are from the university of South Carolina. His Previous Government Service includes appointment at the age of 29 to the governors cabinet as director of the department of probation and parole and pardon services. Mayor giles, like his counterparts here is a republican. He was the 40th
Havens. And we will look at how puerto rico has stunned washington and wall street by voting to suspend all payments on its 72 billion public debt. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In the race for the white house, tuesday was a big night for the underdogs as democrat Bernie Sanders and republican ted cruz secured decisive victories in the wisconsin primary. Sanders beat rival Hillary Clinton by winning over 56 of the vote. Ted cruz easily defeated frontrunner donald trump by 13 percentage points. Sanders spoke during a rally tuesday night in wyoming, which holds its Democratic Caucus on saturday. With our victory tonight in wisconsin, we have now won seven out of eight of the last caucuses and primaries. [cheers] almost all ofn them with overwhelming landslide numbers. Amy senator ted cruz celebrated his victory during a rally in milwaukee wisconsin. Asa result of tonight a result of the people of wisc
Tremendous to your tremendous governor, Governor Scott walker. Amy then we will go to iceland where the countrys Prime Minister has resigned just days after the Panama Papers revealed he had benefited from offshore investment accounts in tax havens. And we will look at how puerto rico has stunned washington and wall street by voting to suspend all payments on its 72 billion public debt. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In the race for the white house, tuesday was a big night for the underdogs as democrat Bernie Sanders and republican ted cruz secured decisive victories in the wisconsin primary. Sanders beat rival Hillary Clinton by winning over 56 of the vote. Ted cruz easily defeated frontrunner donald trump by 13 percentage points. Sanders spoke during a rally tuesday night in wyoming, which holds its Democratic Caucus on saturday. With our victory tonight in wisconsin, we have now won seven out of e
Tremendous to your tremendous governor, Governor Scott walker. Amy then we will go to iceland where the countrys Prime Minister has resigned just days after the Panama Papers revealed he had benefited from offshore investment accounts in tax havens. And we will look at how puerto rico has stunned washington and wall street by voting to suspend all payments on its 72 billion public debt. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In the race for the white house, tuesday was a big night for the underdogs as democrat Bernie Sanders and republican ted cruz secured decisive victories in the wisconsin primary. Sanders beat rival Hillary Clinton by winning over 56 of the vote. Ted cruz easily defeated frontrunner donald trump by 13 percentage points. Sanders spoke during a rally tuesday night in wyoming, which holds its Democratic Caucus on saturday. With our victory tonight in wisconsin, we have now won seven out of e
Its ability to compromise. If the United States senate still the worlds greatest lucrative body . Deliberative body . Give us a call. The numbers are on the screen. You can also catch up with us on social media on twitter or facebook or send us an email. A very good Tuesday Morning to you. We begin by asking is the United States senate bill the worlds greatest deliberative body . Here are a few headlines on the dedication ceremony yesterday. Engaging in nostalgia for a senate. That is the story in the Washington Post today. And from the boston globe and there is a picture their of the president hugging the late senator ted kennedys wife at the dedication ceremony there. And one other story from the Christian Science monitor, the headline. The new center, dedicated to the memory of the late demo attic senator kennedy democratic senator kennedy aims at americas youth. We want to know how you think the senate has possibly changed from senator ted kennedy time. Also, a bit about the dedica